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Reed v. Town of Gilbert Supreme Court Ruling Affects Local Sign Codes

Summary: Many local governments and lawyers are discovering that the sign codes are borderline unconstitutional and need to be revised…

Patent Infringement Cases Now Able to Get Legal Fees Reimbursed

Summary: A U.S. Supreme Court case from a year ago, Octane, has made it possible for other companies that get…

Law School Students Turn Catty after Scalia’s Example

Summary: Mr. Chemerinsky, dean at UC-Irvine School of Law, complains about Justice Scalia’s lack of respect to others with differing…

First Lethal Drug Execution since Glossip v. Gross

Summary: State lawyers and the US Supreme Court made it clear in the dismissal of Zink's appeals that citing Breyer’s…

Louisiana Justices Call U.S. Supreme Court Marriage Ruling an Insult

Summary: The Louisiana Supreme Court had to rule in favor of a case involving two lesbians that their marriage was…

U.S. Supreme Court Rules 5-4 in Favor of Death Penalty

Summary: Although midazolam has not been approved by the FDA for its usage in lethal injections, it is the only…

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Is Constitutional

Summary: The Glossip v. Gross case over the use of midazolam in Oklahoma’s three-drug protocol concluded, with another close vote,…

The U.S. Supreme Court is Highly Divided

Summary: The Supreme Court is divided at the end of their latest term. Though Chief Justice John Roberts has long-vowed…

Obamacare Protected by the Supreme Court Once Again

Summary: Challengers of Obamacare have lost again to the U.S. Supreme Court over the definition of what states qualify for…

The Six Huge Rulings Expected from the Supreme Court

Summary: A brief overview of the six major cases the Supreme Court will soon rule over. The Supreme Court is…

L.A. Hotel Registries Require Legal Documents from Police

Summary: The U.S Supreme Court found that the Fourth Amendment protects hotels and motels from releasing their registries to police…

Man in U.S. Supreme Court Case Charged with Pimping from Jail

Summary: The Cleveland man who is seeking the Supreme Court to challenge whether his accuser, a 3-year-old, can testify through…